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California
fromLos Angeles Times
8 hours ago

Another judge rejects ex-Sheriff Alex Villanueva's lawsuit over L.A. County's 'do not rehire' label

A judge dismissed former LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva's lawsuit alleging defamation, rights violations, and a 'do not rehire' designation under California's anti-SLAPP law.
fromAbove the Law
2 days ago

Court's Latest Order In Elon Musk Case Includes Pretty Glaring Hallucination - Above the Law

For those of us scouring filings for questionable AI screw-ups though, we now zoom to a handwritten insert included with the order, justifying the decision to allow the motion even if it technically missed a deadline based on Jones v. Goodman, 57 Cal.App.5th 521, where the court writes, that an amended motion should relate back to the initial motion "as long as the initial motion was in 'substantial compliance' with the governing rule."
Law
Intellectual property law
fromThe IP Law Blog
6 days ago

The Briefing: Reboot or Not? The Battle Between ER's Creator and Warner Bros Hits the Court of Appeal

Warner Bros. appealed after losing an anti-SLAPP motion in Roadrunner JMTC LLC v. Warner Bros., raising First Amendment and derivative-work disputes over The Pitt and ER.
National Football League
fromESPN.com
4 weeks ago

NFL aims to dismiss Gruden suit, now in state court

Nevada Supreme Court returned Jon Gruden's lawsuit to District Court while the NFL seeks prompt dismissal under Nevada's anti‑SLAPP protections.
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